Memoirs and private diaries of spouses of important leaders, statesmen, diplomats and civil servants have a significange of their own in the history of mankind. The account of Ethel St. Clair Grimwood, wife of Frank Grimwood, the ill fated Political Agent of Manipur during the close of the last century, is the one that writes with imagination and records certain fact and observationa that go a long way in promoting a clear understanding of the area covered. ...